And here I thought I had done something original, but it looks like frenchie, the OP, had the same idea. I've got the same Lian-Li bay covers sitting around waiting for my next two Solo builds. I'll be using Antec NeoHE 500 and 550 straight-through PSUs with a single bay duct at top, with two DVD bu...

As a US citizen, I'd rather that the country was referred to as the USA or the US - we don't occupy two continents, and we fought a civil war to keep it united. However, if asked, I call myself "an American", as it's just too bloody awkward to say "a citizen of the United States of America", and nob...

Where'd you find 1.8mm stretch Magic? Local craft stores in Silicon Valley don't stock anything remotely that thick.

You'll be fine in a Solo. The rig in the sig below (physically the same as a Solo) has all fans at full speed. It drew 111W at idle, with the CPU at 32C (9C above ambient). With 2 copies of CPUBurn running, it drew 174W, the CPU then being at 47C (24C above ambient). At no time has the Ninja ever fe...

A possible alternative is to use a Solo (or other top-psu case) with a straight-thru PSU (e.g. Antec NeoHE) and a duct to the PSU from the top 5.25" bay, to deliver cool air to the PSU. I'm planning on building a system with this type of duct using a Thermalright HR-01 Plus, which should be ok witho...

I'm contemplating building an HTPC based on the 780G or 790GX (when it comes out) chipset, which of course means an AM2-compatible heat sink Some of the AM2 units in the Recommended list have orientation limitations (i.e., can only be mounted in one direction), and it appears that the TR HR01 Plus m...

He'll be missed by a lot of people who never met him in person - like me.

From his posts, I'd say he was an engneer's Engineer.

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Unit in the sig running with zero problems for 2 years + a month or two, on 24/7, light use. Recently bought on sale 500 and 550W units for future builds - would have preferred lower wattage, but that was not on sale. Both worked ok for week-long memory and stress tests with Intel Q9300 on a no-case...

The table has the following comment about the Thermalright HR01+: "HR-01X variant with different hardware allows free rotation of mounting position on AM2 for correct fan position." However, the Thermalright web site http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/cpu/hr01x/product_cpu_cooler_hr...

The 2 year old system in the sig below has 4 HDDs in a P150, although the graphics card is very low end and the system's use doesn't even push the graphics at all. I had the original round suspension bands, and put 3 drives in suspension and the 4th in a sled, upside down at the top of the HDD cage....

smilingcrow - thanks for the response. I decided to return the chip, but thought to give it one last try. I showed it to my wife and explained the problem. What, I thought, did I have to lose? She had it open in 2 or 3 minutes without damaging the clamshell. No tools or brute force. She said, and I'...

Thanks for the comments thus far. However, I'm hoping for actual previous experiences with this OEM Intel packaging. No poster thus far has mentioned any. If you've previously bought an OEM Intel package like this, did it open easily as it appears to be designed to do, or did it act as though it was...

I've just bought an Intel Q9300 from Fry's, for a new build. It's not retail boxed, has no cooler, and comes in a modest clear plastic clamshell case. The case doesn't want to open, and that's my problem. The clamshell looks like it's designed to be opened without much fuss - it has an easily graspe...

blackworx wrote:Does it come with a collection of miniature James Bond baddies?

You nailed it!

Thanks, blackworkx - I knew I had seen something like that before...

Hokay!

Thanks.

Could not find the link on the AC page for the installation guide. Its well hidden if it's still there.

The system in my sig idles at 9C above the ambient (23C) and maxes at 23C above ambient with both cores maxed. Ninja is original model, all fans at full speed. The Ninja never is even warm to the touch. Some thoughts: 1. The above result is not much different from yours in the Grand Scheme of Things...

Just what I need! Thanks!

Looks like verniers have (happily) gone the way of the slide rule.

Now that the screw holes are sorted out, where was your P150 speaker in the box when you opened it up? My P150 didn't have a speaker.

Many thanks. I have a spare Ninja Rev A that I hope to use on an AM2+ build, Heatsink factory is out of Rev C, but I found them at http://www.acousticpc.com/thermalright_rev_c_am2_rm_retention_bracket.html. I ordered two - one for that spare, and another against the day that the system in the sig be...

Here's a sample of what corporations are really all about. Except for Bill Gates personally no corporation has called for an end of the H-1B program, because it's not about the shortage of high tech people, it's about the shortage of cheap high tech people. For any job there are 4 pay scales, based...

In the system in the sig below, there are four disks, all kept adequately cool by two Nexus 92mm fans at 12V. I'm more interested in cooling than quiet, hence the 12V operation. I have little doubt that running at lower voltage would work well, but 12v operation is quiet enough in this situation.

I am thinking about passing along the system in the sig below to my brother-in-law, who is technically challenged. It's been running nonstop for a bit less than two years with all 4 fans at 12V. Disk power-on times are running about 17,000 hours at present. I want to be sure that I've taken all reas...

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3279&p=1 I remain convinced that it's a miracle that these damn things ever work at all. One page of irrelevancy (the first) and 4 pages of appalling corporate malfeasance in marketing and engineering. And this from a conservative, responsible site. A must...

...it was a very tight fit, we had to pull out on the horizontal bar underneath the PSU in order to clear the heatsink while positioning the motherboard in the case. On the P150, it's secured by rivets. Did you have to drill out a rivet on the Solo? If so, how did you choose to secure the bar after...

No marker or soldering needed. Just take a piece of ordinary white inkjet or laser printer plain paper or regular writing paper of almost any sort, and just slip it between the bezel and the LED. Tape it in place with the tape of your choice. 1. Open the bezel 2. tape paper over offending LED or cut...

I've seen this behavior on other silicone items. I have an old (ca. 4 or 5 years) Sony universal / programmable TV remote that gradually became less and less responsive on the keys that were used the most - channel up and down and volume up and down. Disassembly showed that there was what looked lik...

They really are trying to help customers get what they want, even at some risk to their profits.

Places like Sidewinder deserve our support.

A tip about learning AS5 spreading technique. I have a system similar to the OP's. I did my initial testing outside the case, with the stock AMD cooler, which is vastly easier to install than the Ninja. Just remove the stock TIM tape, clean and apply AS5. When I was satisfied all was ok with the sys...

For what it's worth, I second dhanson865's suggestion. It could be any one of a number of things, but the issue of adequate load (or load distribution) should be high on your list of things to be checked.